A comparison of neustonic plastic and zooplankton at different depths near the southern California shore

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-294

  Lattin, G L ^a   Moore, C J ^a   Zellers, A F ^a   Moore, S L ^b   Weisberg, S B ^b  

^a Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris; Neuston; Plastics; Pollution monitoring; Southern California; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DEBRIS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PLASTICS; RUNOFF; SEAWATER; STORMS;

NEUSTONIC DEBRIS; ZOOPLANKTONS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC;

COASTAL WATER; NEUSTON; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; VERTICAL PROFILE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUSTON; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PLASTICS; POPULATION DENSITY; RAIN; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN;

MANTA; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 4043055903     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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